Wincore staying put at Staunton plant

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After a great deal of planning and research, Wincore has decided to stay put in our Route 47 facilities. That means that there will be no Wincore plant in Davisville for the foreseeable future. It’s not the greatest news, but the decision was made with a great deal of thought, and it was the right decision. It demonstrates why planning and research is so important. Moving would have been the wrong thing for them to do based on all the data and projections. Above all else, we want them to survive and thrive.

The (Davisville) facilities will continue to be used for 3PL activities. I am personally excited that we are planning to go green with them. Among the things we are investigating are electric forklifts and solar panels. I know “going green” is just a buzzphrase, but I love the idea and have a personal interest in technology. Perhaps the cost-benefit for solar isn’t quite there for our region, but we have a lot of roof space and I can tell you that there is a lot of energy up on that roof. Try walking on it in mid-day without a bottle of water. It seems to me like allowing that heat to dissipate away is just a waste. Like Elon Musk said: “I could either watch it happen or be a part of it”. I want to be part of it. So does Nick (my son and the company VP).

Similar facility with Solar panels covering the roof.

Possible future Wincore headquarters?

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Since August of 2018, we have been planning a newer and larger facility for Wincore Windows & Doors on our Davisville WV property. The facility will be 60% larger than their current one with twice as much land. This local manufacturer has grown so much that they just don’t fit in 150,000 sq ft on 10 acres. The new site would be 250,000 sq ft on 20 acres, with an adjacent 15 acres available in the future for building and expansion.

Because of this planning, we have been turning away storage clients in that facility. If this plan is implemented, construction and excavation will begin this spring, and Wincore will move in beginning of 2020. At that time, their current facilities on the Rt50/Rt47 intersection will become available for logistics or light manufacturing for new clients.

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